Reporter Monique Mortlock and team robbed at gunpoint Updated
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Mortlock was reporting live from Khayelitsha when their camera kit and cellphones were taken. We were just robbed at gunpoint in Khayelitsha after doing a crossing, Mortlock wrote on Twitter.
We were just robbed at gunpoint in Khayelitsha after doing a crossing. Now my colleague and I have to deal with an inept police officer telling us we can t open the case at this station (a 2 min drive from where it happened) because it s not in their jurisdiction WTF Monique Mortlock (@MoniqueMortlock) April 7, 2021
Earlier this year, Mortlock was allegedly assaulted by Craig Peiser during an anti-lockdown interview attempt.
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